![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/the-crooked-house-mystery-and-anger-surround-wonky-pub-destruction/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/130669671_364545798_756282499521370_80667055622980017_n.jpg&description=Image source, Matt Wright Image caption, Matt Wright said he believed The Crooked House was the "only pub in the world" you could walk out feeling more sober than when you entered it Mystery surrounding the destruction of The Crooked House in the West Midlands has prompted a sense of anger and grief, and not only in the local community. Many stories have emerged, sharing sometimes very personal connections with what was once dubbed the UK's "wonkiest" pub. "I think it was the only pub in the world, when you walk out, you feel more sober," customer Matt Wright said. A week ago, having recently been sold to new owners, it stood proud, if at an angle that made you question its durability. But on Saturday, a fire, later to be treated by police as arson, left it an empty shell, only for the remains to be mysteriously demolished less than 48 hours later. Image source, Chris Green Image caption, Flames ripped through the 18th Century building in Himley on Saturday night "It is like losing someone in your family. It's still the lack of belief it has really gone," Mr Wright said. "It was like the beating heart of the Dudley community. It didn't matter where you went, when you told people you were from Dudley, a lot of people would mention The Crooked House." The 45-year-old has become part of a Facebook group campaigning to rebuild it, which has seen its numbers swell to more than 13,000. How the pub got its stoop is the stuff of Black Country legend. The building itself dates back to the 18th Century when, in 1765, it was built as a farmhouse. In about 1830 it was converted into a pub and named the Glynne Arms, after the landowner at the time, Sir Stephen Glynne. Image caption, It was known locally as The Crooked House from the early 1900s, but it would be almost another 100 years until it was officially renamed The "crooked-ness" began in the middle of the 19th Century when, due to mining work in the area, the building began to subside on one side. The lean was about 15 de){kind=link}
Mystery surrounding the destruction of The Crooked House in the West Midlands has prompted a sense of anger and grief, and not only in the local community.
Many stories have emerged, sharing sometimes very personal connections with what was once dubbed the UK’s “wonkiest” pub.
“I think it was the only pub in the world, when you walk out, you feel more sober,” customer Matt Wright said.
A week ago, having recently been sold to new owners, it stood proud, if at an angle that made you question its durability.
But on Saturday, a fire, later to be treated by police as arson, left it an empty shell, only for the remains to be mysteriously demolished less than 48 hours later.